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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
May 04, 2026
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For Week Ending: 05/01/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 390.40 401.87
392.83 387.84 384.97 364.53
Primal Rib 542.03 582.65
548.51 530.07 530.96 476.97
Primal Chuck 328.01 329.55
327.17 329.15 326.96 315.94
Primal Round 324.35 324.28
325.48 324.02 324.44 316.42
Primal Loin 523.19 553.69
530.46 517.44 506.69 467.36
Primal Brisket 360.20 358.89
362.73 356.01 353.37 335.73
Primal Short Plate 312.79 312.79
312.79 312.79 312.79 312.79
Primal Flank 232.37 231.83
233.05 231.68 231.69 231.61
Total Loads 6,360
Prime Loads 309
Branded Loads 1,105
Choice Loads 1,945
Select Loads 574
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,428
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,678
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 817
Formula Sales 3,818
Forward Contract Sales 46
Domestic Sales 5,665
NAFTA Exports 87
Overseas Exports 607
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,482
22-60 624
61-90 141
91/Up 113
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Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
Choice
Delivery Weighted Change from
IMPS / FL Sub-Primal Loads & Up
22 & Out Average Prior week
109E Rib, Ribeye Roll Lip-On Bone In 81 95%
12% 996.08 -5.80
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 29 80%
4% 1,163.50 14.58
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 107 88%
7% 1,170.25 13.62
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 81%
0% 443.47 4.15
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 42 35%
40% 400.56 2.67
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 125 86%
0% 413.11 2.62
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 49 92%
44% 538.21 6.90
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 15 100%
16% 504.91 0.83
114F Chuck, clod tender 16 81%
3% 798.53 5.41
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 210 81%
4% 479.93 11.84
116B Chuck, chuck tender 52 86%
5% 419.03 0.71
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 53 97%
24% 515.59 -2.91
116G Chuck, flap 35 89%
17% 938.48 24.55
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 200 89%
2% 505.23 3.30
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 100%
1% 820.86 1.90
123A Short Plate, short rib 54 82%
20% 620.52 36.85
130 Chuck, short rib 72 91%
19% 563.64 24.52
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 104 87%
1% 486.22 -2.62
168 1 Round, top inside round 41 77%
0% 409.80 -1.12
168 3 Round, top inside round 109 77%
11% 423.26 8.55
169 Round, top inside, denuded 25 90%
6% 478.47 1.40
169A Round, top inside, cap off 31 95%
1% 567.27 7.66
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 10 11%
19% 381.56 -7.01
171B Round, outside round 96 84%
5% 408.89 8.14
171C Round, eye of round 102 88%
2% 428.64 5.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 64 88%
17% 942.98 0.30
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 53 98%
86% 903.14 14.54
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 145 85%
6% 1,098.41 2.38
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 10 21%
0% 605.52 -5.93
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 72 84%
15% 623.11 1.34
184B Loin, top butt, CC 50 95%
8% 824.29 6.93
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 76 86%
10% 1,052.73 0.25
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 59 86%
12% 633.20 2.51
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 44 82%
20% 581.96 3.74
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 24 97%
1% 816.71 7.58
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 82 87%
6% 1,537.66 -0.93
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 90%
20% 1,485.53 7.79
193 Flank, flank steak 42 88%
8% 916.12 21.23
124 Rib, Back Ribs 10 65%
14% 386.50 17.35
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 51 83%
2% 874.90 6.43
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 24 72%
6% 1,261.69 32.35
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 90%
6% 1,676.09 9.84
Cap and Wedge Meat 147 81%
48% 475.39 1.59
Pectoral Meat 36 89%
3% 497.62 6.16
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 76
0% 342.28 5.24
Ground Beef 75% 15
1% 371.61 11.77
Ground Beef 81% 173
12% 388.44 11.80
Ground Beef 85% 17
0% 436.33 -0.42
Ground Beef 90% 26
0% 474.70 -0.62
Ground Beef 93% 28
2% 529.87 1.62
Ground Beef Chuck 88
14% 418.59 7.18
Ground Beef Round 23
0% 434.76 -4.11
Ground Beef Sirloin 9
0% 537.33 0.05
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 535
1% 191.55 2.73
Fat Limitations (FL) Description
Maximum Average Fat Thickness Maximum Fat
at any point
1. 3/4" (19mm) 1.0"
2. 1/4" (6mm) 1/2"
3. 1/8" (3mm) 1/4"
4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed) 1/8"
5. Peeled/Denuded 1/8"
6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed 1/8"
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